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# A New Flag for a New Country
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/the-american-revolution/extras/a-new-flag-for-a-new-country-owvu0y/
- Published: 2025-11-12T15:30:55.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-12T20:13:31.000Z
- Description: Artistic renderings of the Revolution often include the flag, but little is known about its origins.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The American Revolution, #ZZZ_Show_f16516f8-e9bd-49d8-b49b-96781c68070a, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_b985d7ec-8c55-4e42-a186-be0620346e03, #extra

The Continental Congress had called for a new flag to represent their new country. But two years later, there was still no “national standard.” While artistic renderings of Revolutionary events often include the flag, little is known about its origins – including whether it flew above a battlefield and who made the first one.